‘Don’t bother coming back’: Kyle’s alleged rant at Jackie ‘O’

Kyle Sandilands allegedly “repeatedly bullied” Jackie ‘O’ Henderson in the workplace before their partnership disintegrated on live radio in February, with new court documents alleging he told his co-star to “get your f---ing shit together” off air in September 2025.

Sandilands is alleged to have told Henderson he had carried the show by himself for more than a year during the exchange, which forms part of the defence by radio network KIIS’ corporate parent to the star’s claims that was detailed in Federal Court documents filed late on Tuesday.

Both Sandilands and Henderson are suing their former network after it tore up their contracts, which were worth a combined $200 million over 10 years, in two stages in March.

The documents filed this week allege that after a disagreement between the pair on air on September 10 2025, verbal conflict allegedly escalated off-air. “Don’t f---ing bother coming back until you’ve got your f---ing shit together like a normal person. I’ve been carrying the whole show for a f---ing year… I’m just left here with a limp d-ck in my hand,” Sandilands allegedly said according to the documents.

“Kyle, that’s a bit rough. Like, f---en hell, I haven’t done anything to cop it,” Henderson said following the spray from Sandilands, who said he had repeatedly tried to bring up her lack of engagement on the show and “rescue the show”.

“Too bad if it’s rough, that’s what I’ve been dealing with you for the last 12 months. Not interested. Not connected,” Sandilands said.

“You wanna know the truth, here’s the truth. Today’s the first day you’ve ever paid any attention or had to carry anything in the opener, and it’s all shit,” Sandilands said, according to the documents.

ARN alleges that after complaints made about Sandilands in mid-September, and after the company tried to follow up on those complaints, Henderson’s manager Gemma O’Neill told KIIS station manager Derek Bargwanna that no further action was required.

The radio network has defended its decision to axe both stars in the series of documents, arguing that Sandilands had destroyed his relationship with Henderson and that he had breached his contract through a persistent course of workplace bullying and harassment of Henderson. It said that Sandilands breached its own work, health and safety policies, code of conduct and respect in the workplace policies. It also alleges his actions toward Henderson in February breached the NSW Workplace Health and Safety Act.

Filed earlier this month, Henderson’s own statement of claim documented two alleged separate incidents when she had complained about Sandilands’ behaviour towards her after broadcasts in August and September, during which he is alleged to have berated her similarly to that on February 20 this year.

Henderson is demanding more than $82 million, claiming the station breached workplace rules by effectively retaliating against her after she exercised her rights to complain about Sandilands. The company has asserted that its services agreement with Henderson demanded she co-host a show with Sandilands, and that by refusing to work with him, she was in breach of that contract.

Both Henderson and Sandilands are suing ARN for allegedly improperly tearing up their contracts, with their combined claims totalling more than $160 million. Both cases will be heard in the Federal Court on Friday in dual case management hearings.

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